The Varsity Girls Tennis team continued their homestand Thursday afternoon, taking on Northgate High School. Despite Northgate coming into the contest with an 8-2 record, the Dons played really well and were narrowly defeated 5-4. On the singles side, Elisabetta Sokolova lost 6-4, 6-4 at Line 1, Aamena Shipchandler lost 6-2, 6-2 at Line 2, and Grace Colaco and Emily…
The Acalanes Girls Golf Team captured first place at the Silverado Invitational on Tuesday afternoon, September 24th, at the beautiful Silverado Resort & Spa in Napa. Competing against eight strong Bay Area teams, the Lady Dons posted an impressive team score of 37—just one over par—on a championship-level course that recently hosted a PGA Tour event, won by Scottie Scheffler,…
Cheerleaders, coaches, parents, and other friends and family members all stepped up last weekend to represent Acalanes Cheer at the Art & Wine. This is a fundraiser for our team and it took all of us to make it a GREAT weekend of sun, stunts and FUN! Go Dons!
Boys Varsity Water Polo crushed it yet again in a hotly fierce match against the Rodriguez High Mustangs last night, adding another victory to the Dons impressive record with an 18-15 win. Multiple goals were scored by Nico Roig (Sr), Thomas Parrott (Sr.), Ethan Zolbo (Sr.), Borna Koopah (Fr.), Isacc Topp (Jr.), Will Miller (Jr.), Alex Lavoie (So.), Mason Schlehr…
The JV Dons marched into rival territory at Campo for what was billed (by this author) as their first real test of the season. Campo has a younger squad with plenty of height and talent. I’d love to say my game notes were crystal clear, but they look like a Jackson Pollock painting of nerves, anxiety, and sweat, as Campo…
The second half of the season began in earnest with a Monday Night Football matchup of the undefeated Acalanes Dons traveling to Martinez to face North Coast Section finalists from a year ago, the Alhambra Bulldogs. Alhambra, despite their record this year, is loaded with talent and would prove a tough and feisty opponent. Alhambra is led by very talented…
Dons Ride Momentum to Second Win, Defeat Concord 24–14 Fresh off their historic first program win last week, the Acalanes JV flag football team kept rolling, taking down Concord High 24–14 at The Bears’ stadium. From the outset, The Dons showed their prowess as sophomore running back Avery Titus set the tone with a 20-yard rush on the first play…
The Acalanes Boys’ Varsity Water Polo team made a powerful statement this past weekend, sweeping all four of their games at the Vintage Valley Tournament hosted at Napa Valley College to claim the Burgundy Bracket Championship. Friday: Setting the Tone The Dons opened tournament play against Marin Academy, last year’s Division II NCS champion. In a hard-fought battle, Acalanes…
The freshman Dons started out strong when the defense immediately forced a turnover on downs and #18 Jake Mikalis returned the punt for a TOUCHDOWN! #9 Will Feinstein made the extra point. Dons took an early 7-0 lead. Defensive plays by #64 Aiden Jeffery (sack and tackle), # 4 Leland Stone and Mikalis held the opponent to zero on the…
Monte Vista The Lady Dons were ready to cook at this weekend’s Heather Carr West Memorial Invitational Water Polo Tournament in Davis. First up was Monte Vista and the Dons got right to work with a strong first quarter with 4 goals from Ella Del Rosario, Finley Graff, and Sara Williams. Junior goalie Adelyn Horica was on fire and blocked…